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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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